Keothavong, who reached the semi-finals of the Warsaw Open last week, will play Safina at 12pm BST on the Phillipe Chartier court and perhaps feel a little unlucky to have drawn the world no1 in the first round. Marcos Daniel may empathise; he will be aiming to break Nadal's perfect French Open record. Nadal has won 28 matches at Roland Garros, 21 in straight sets.